Ohio · Nonprofit
LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Ohio) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,260,842 to it, the largest being OHIO CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL ASSOCIATION ($3,369,279). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $12M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $5.3M
- Net assets
- $27M
What Lake County Young Men's Christian Association does
Mission
The mission of the lake county ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development investing in the next generation for 159 years, the lake county ymca has believed that every child deserves the opportunity to discover their potential, develop confidence, and build the foundation for a successful future. Through safe, nurturing, and enriching experiences, we empower young people to become healthy, engaged, and responsible members of our community. In 2025, the lake county ymca positively impacted 15,750 children and teens through high-quality programs designed to foster academic readiness, character development, leadership, physical well-being, and lifelong success. Our youth development programs support children through every stage of growth. Early learning programs for children ages 3-6 provide developmentally appropriate instruction that cultivates curiosity, independence, and a lifelong love of learning while preparing every child for a successful transition to kindergarten. Our licensed before and after school programs serve children across eight elementary schools in three lake county school districts, providing a safe and supportive environment that extends learning beyond the classroom. Daily programming includes literacy enrichment,…
$4,439,249 spent$4,373,938 earned by the program40% of program spendingHealthy living building a healthier lake county the lake county ymca is one of the region's leading providers of community-based health and wellness opportunities, helping individuals and families build healthier lives while strengthening the overall well-being of our community. In 2025, 43,801 individuals engaged in ymca programs and services that promoted physical activity, chronic disease prevention, mental well-being, social connection, and healthy lifestyles. Through fitness, aquatics, youth sports, wellness coaching, family programming, and evidence-based health initiatives, the ymca serves as a trusted partner in improving quality of life for residents of all ages. Recognizing that health should never be limited by financial circumstances, the ymca invested 497,778 in financial assistance, ensuring that children, families, seniors, and individuals facing financial hardship could participate in memberships and life-changing programs regardless of their ability to pay. Health is about far more than exercise. The ymca provides evidence-based wellness programs addressing issues such as rock steady boxing, active aging, and chronic disease management, while offering hundreds of…
$5,549,061 spent$5,467,423 earned by the program50% of program spendingSocial responsibility strengthening community. Inspiring belonging. The lake county ymca has proudly served as a trusted community partner for 159 years, bringing people together to address local needs, remove barriers to opportunity, and create a stronger, more connected community. Guided by our mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the ymca invests in programs and partnerships that ensure every individual has the opportunity to thrive regardless of income, background, or circumstance. Our military outreach initiative provides complimentary memberships to families of deployed service members, helping reduce stress and strengthen family well-being during times of sacrifice and uncertainty. Through the youth investment program, young people fulfilling court-ordered community service receive meaningful mentorship, guidance, and opportunities to rebuild confidence while developing personal responsibility, leadership, and positive life skills. Volunteerism remains one of the ymca's greatest strengths. In 2025, community members contributed 2,874 volunteer hours, serving as coaches, mentors, instructors, committee members, board leaders, and…
$1,109,812 spent$1,093,485 earned by the program10% of program spendingTo provide international financial support to ymca's world wide
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,098,122.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $19M to $22M (+15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2018 2% · 2020 5% · 2021 17% · 2022 41% · 2023 6% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
14% of LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 6 funders, grant income rose $64k → $1.9M.
7 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 83%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 73% · 2019 62% · 2020 34% · 2021 62% · 2022 85% · 2023 90% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
75% of LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
94% of LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $782k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION is better cushioned than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Ohio) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,260,842 to it, the largest being OHIO CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL ASSOCIATION ($3,369,279). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $5,260,842 in grants to LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- OHIO CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,369,279 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing